Jamison Farm owners discuss why they are shutting down

Latrobe — Jamison Farm, the nationally renowned Latrobe-based lamb provider for restaurants throughout the country, is shutting down its sheep-raising operations after more than 45 years of business.

Owners John and Sukey Jamison said they reached the decision to shutter their farm in part because of a drastic drop in demand from the hard-hit restaurant industry amid the pandemic.

“When the pandemic hit in March, our restaurant business virtually ended,” John Jamison said. “The last regular shipment order we had was March 14. … The restaurant business had become very important to us and without it, it just didn’t work.”

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